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sGoW. No. 542,111. Patented July 2', 1895.

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JOHN RUSSELL, on NEW YORK, N. Y.

SCOW.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 542,111, dated July 2, 1895.

Application led March l1, 1895. Serial No. 541,325. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

`Be it known that I, JOHN RUSSELL, of New York, in the county and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scows, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in scows, and particularly that class of scows which are adapted for the transportation of materials to be dumped into the water, such as garbage, stone, dsc. and the object ot' the invention is to provide a scow of this character of aninexpensive and improved construction, which shall present certain features of novelty and advantages for` use over other similar devices heretofore employed, all as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

The novel features of the invention will be carefully defined in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which serve to illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a plan view of a scow embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section taken in the plane of the line 2 2 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section in the plane of the line 3 3 in Fig. 1; and Fig. 4 is a partial section similar to Fig. 3, showing the dumping devices in an open or dumping position.

In the drawings, 1 represents the hull of the scow as awhole constructed with two decks 2 and 3, respectively, and with a central well 4 of rectangular cross-section, and of such a width and length as compared to the corresponding dimensions of the vessel that a space is left between the walls of the well and those of the vessel on all four sides of the former.

Below the lower deck 2 water-tight compartments are formed, each of which is provided with a sheet-metal tankor vessel containing air, and, as shown, four of these tanks are employed, there being two longitudinal tanks 5 5, one on each side of well 4, and two transverse tanks 6 6, one at each end of the hull. The tanks 5 5 are rectangular incrosssection and are separated from the tanks 6 6 at their opposite ends by transverse bulkheads 7 7, and' the transverse tanks 6 6 are triangular in cross-section, having their outer sides inclined to correspond with the stern and bow sheathings 8 8 of the hull, by which they are protected at said` outer sides.

The deck 2 is spiked fast to the bulkheads 7 7 and extends over the compartments 6 6 to the outer edges thereof, and is at these points secured to and braced by inclined bulkheads 9` 9, extending parallel to the sheathings 8 8, and serving at its upper part as supports for the ends of the upper deck 3.

Between the decks 2 and 3, at the bow and stern, are formed cabins 10 10, extending forward and aft ot' the well 4, and these cabins are connected by a passage-way 11, extending between the well 4 and one side of the hull directly over one of the longitudinal tanks 5, while in the space at the opposite side of vthe well is arranged a tank 12 for the storage ofV drinking-water. The cabins 10 are provided,

las shown, with companion-ways and hatches leading above the upper deck 3.

Stanchions 13 are arranged along each side of the upper deck 3 and serve to supportand brace vertical side pieces 14, arranged on opposite sides ot the hull, and adapted to serve as supports for the material with which the scow is loaded, and the ends of these side pieces 14 are connected together and braced by means of tie rods or bars 15 at top and bottom and by end pieces 16, as clearly seen. The end pieces 16 may be secured iixedly to the side pieces or they may be removably held in inclined guides formed in the ends of said side pieces 14, as may be deemed advisable.

At its lower endor bottom the well 4 is closed by trap-doors 17 17, hinged at opposite sides of the well to the hull, and these trap-doors are adapted and arranged to fall by gravity when the well is lled with garbage, dac., to the position shown in Fig. 4, so as tol discharge or dump the contents of the well in a way which will be readily understood, and in order to maintain said trapdoors in an elevated horizontal position, as seen in Fig. 3, chains or other connectors 18 18 are attached to the inner edges thereof' at adjacent sides of each door, rthe chains 18|` at each end of the well being connected together at their upper ends by means of a rope or the t like 19 passing over a pulley or sheave 20` at the upper edge of the well 4, whence it passes IOO through openings in the end piece 1.6 and extension-piece 24, hereinafter referred to, to the deck 3, Whereon is mounted a capstan or windlass 21, adapted to receive said rope.

To prevent the chains and ropes 18 and 19 from becoming clog-ged by the garbage, duc., when the same is in the well 4, I provide .at each end of the well a vertical protecting sheathing 22, inclosing the pulley 2O and having a horizontal upper portion 23 extending ,across the deck to the opening in the end piece 16.

In order to permit the capacity ofthe structure comprising the side pieces 14 and end pieces 16 to be increased, I provide extension pieces 24 adapted to be held between the end pieces 1G and the tie rods or bars 15, and these extension-pieces 24 will be preferably of such form and dimensions as to form a cover for the structure, being held at their ends on the rods or bars 15 and at the center of the structure on a removable transverse tie or brace beam 25, so as to form a deck extending over the structure.

In operation, the trap-doors 17 being elevated to a substantially-horizontal position to close the bottom of Well 4, the well is filled with garbage, &c., and the garbage is piled upon the deck 3, inside the structure thereon, until asufficient load is on board. The scow is then towed to the dumping-ground and the trap-doors 17 released, so that the garbage in the Well 4 is allowed to fall into the water, after which the garbage remaining on the deck 3 is cleared away and the trap-doors 17 are again raised.

The scow constructed as above described is extremely inexpensive and, owing to its construction with water-tight compartments, is not liable to founder in case it should break loose from the tow while loaded. By the arrangement of the well and structure, as described, it is evident, also, that a greater load may be carried and less men are required to attend to the dumping of the garbage than heretofore.

It is also apparent that the scow may be employed for the transportation of other cargoes than garbage, since the structure on the upper deck is removable. When it is desired to transport barrels, lumber, stone, dac., it is evident a hatch maj7 be provided to cover the well 4.

, I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise construction and arrangement of my improved scow as herein set forth, since it is evident considerable change may be made therein without material departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a vessel, the combination of a hull provided with inclined stern and bow sheathings, transverse Water-tight compartments having inclined outer surfaces adjacent to said sheathings, longitudinal water-tight compartments between the transverse compartments, Vertical transverse bulkheads between the adjacent ends of the transverse and longitudinal compartments, air tight tanks in the transverse and longitudinal compartments, and a deck arranged'over said compartments, and serving to hold said tanks in place, substantially as set forth.

2. In a vessel, the combination ofa hull having an inclined sheathing, a Water-tight compartment extending along said sheathing and having an inclined surface adjacent thereto, a bulkhead arranged behind the compartment, a deck over the compartment and an inclined bulkhead above the deck, secured to the inclined sheathing and having its lower part adjacent to the upper edge of the inclined surface of the compartment, substantially as set forth.

3. In a vessel, the combination of a hull having a central vertical Well, longitudinal compartments extending along the opposite sides of the well between the walls-thereof and the sheathings of the hull, transverse compartments extending across the ends of the vessel between the end walls of the Well, and the bow and stern sheathings of the hull, said transverse compartments also extending across the ends of the longitudinal compartments, bulkheads between the transverse compartments and the ends of the said longitudinal compartments, and air tight tanks in the longitudinal and transverse compartments, substantially as set forth. 4. In a vessel, the combination of a hull having a central vertical well, trap doors hinged at opposite sides of the lower part of th-e well, and adapted-to form a bottom therefor, side pieces extending above the hull on opposite sides of the well, end pieces held between the side pieces at opposite sides of the well, said side and end pieces being separated from the well by a free deck space, L-shaped housings at opposite ends of the well having one arm extending across the said deck space and the other arm extending vertically into the well at one side, and flexible connectors passed through the housings and having their lower ends connected to the adjacent sides of the ing their upper ends adapted to be passed over a windlass, substantially as set forth.

5. In a vessel, the combination of a hull having a central vertical well, side pieces extending above the hull on opposite sides of the well, inclined end pieces held between the side pieces at opposite ends of the well, the bars extending between the side pieces and spaced away from the end pieces, and extension end pieces held between said inclined end pieces and the bars, substantially as set forth.

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`trap doors at opposite ends thereof, and having a central vertical Well, side pieces extending above the hull on opposite sides of the well, end pieces held between the side pieces at opposite ends of the well, the bars at 0pposite ends of the side pieces, a. brace beam extending across the space between the side pieces at the central part thereof, and extension end pieces adapted to be secured between the side pieces `at opposite ends of the well when required for use, and adapted to be 1o supported at their outer ends on the tie bars, and at their inner ends on the brace beam to form a cover for the Well, substantially as set forth.

JOHN RUSSELL. Witnesses:

GEORGE P. ARCULARIUS. J. WILLIAM KAISER. 

